Today's Labour News
This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Defence union highly critical of Defence Force Service Commission’s salary recommendation
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TimesLive reports that the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) has criticised a recommendation on salary adjustments made by the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC).
Community members from platinum belt march to JSE to demand job opportunities
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SowetanLive reports that on Wednesday hundreds of people took part in a march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) organised by the Greater Local Mining Communities Business Forum.
Fewer police being killed now than 20 years ago, but figure is still huge
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BusinessLive reports that the latest SA Survey published by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) shows that the rate at which police officers are being murdered has fallen significantly over the past 20 years.
Health MEC has mishandled the strike by Gauteng forensic assistants, says DA
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ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday that Gauteng health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa had mishandled the strike by forensic assistants by not getting a court order against it.
We have to act to protect most of our workers, says AngloGold CEO
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Fin24 reports that AngloGold Ashanti's (AGA’s) turnaround strategy at its loss-making SA operations, which involves a retrenchment process, aims to protect the business and most of its workers, CEO Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan said on Wednesday.
Fawu suspends Illovo sugar workers’ strike pending talks
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City Press reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has decided to suspend strike action involving about 1,000 workers at eight of Illovo’s KwaZulu-Natal farms after the company agreed to have negotiations over a disputed list of demands.
AngloGold to retrench 8,500 workers at struggling mines
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Reuters reports that AngloGold Ashanti is retrenching 8,500 mine workers as part of its restructuring of its South African business "to ensure their viability", sending its shares lower.
Over R11m forked out for suspended top cops Phiyega and Mdluli
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News24 reports that former National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega and suspended former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli have received a combined R11.5 million in salaries and benefits while sitting at home.
Scam over SANDF jobs leaves 300 youths stranded in squalor in Pretoria
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Pretoria News reports that approximately 300 young people have been crammed inside a house at Wonderpark in Pretoria after being scammed by a man claiming to be in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).
Cosatu reiterates support of Cyril as next leader, but has a laundry list of demands
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BusinessLive reports that on Tuesday, S’dumo Dlamini, president of labour federation Cosatu, in effect issued Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa with a laundry list of demands should he become SA’s next leader.
Santaco in KZN warns of national taxi strike looming on 12 July
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News24 reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has reiterated that members might stage a national taxi strike in July if a meeting with government representatives does not go in their favour.
Numsa reiterates demands as it prepares for further talks in metals, engineering sector
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Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has confirmed its participation in further meetings with employers in the metals and engineering sector to resolve a wage dispute.
Zwane confident courts will find in favour of new Mining Charter
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ANA reports that Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane, said on Tuesday that he had noted the actions taken by the Chamber of Mines in applying for an urgent interdict to halt the implementation of the 2017 Mining Charter.
Railway guard stoned to death in Soweto on Monday by commuters
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eNCA reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) has advised that two of its members employed by Prasa (the Passenger Rail Agency of SA) were stoned by commuters at Nancefield Station in Soweto on Monday morning.
SA Cabin Crew Association claims ‘looting’ is rife at SAA
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TimesLive reports that the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca)‚ which represents 1‚300 South African Airways (SAA) cabin crew members‚ has slammed government for failing to act on reports revealing more than R1.8-billion in tender irregularities at SAA.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 27 June 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 27 June 2017.
DA and EFF can intervene in Molefe’s labour court reinstatement bid
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News24 reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) can intervene in former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s Labour Court reinstatement application, it was ruled on Tuesday.
'Constitutional democracy' not compatible with democracy, says Nehawu president
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News24 reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has decried South Africa’s constitutional democracy, claiming it was not compatible with the idea of democracy.
Employment declined by 48,000 in first quarter of 2017
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Fin24 reports that according to data released by Statistics SA on Tuesday, employment shrank by 48,000 jobs during the first quarter of the year.
Mineral Resources Minister says opponents of Mining Charter oppose transformation
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Reuters reports that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Tuesday that those opposed to the 2017 Mining Charter were opposing transformation.
Close call for East London man buried alive in building foundation
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DispatchLive reports that an East London man is lucky to be alive after walls of the building he was digging inside came tumbling down, burying him inside the hole he was digging.
Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was murdered because she 'knew too much'
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TimesLive reports that slain Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was going to expose illegal dealings in copper involving her alleged killer, David Ngwenya.
Nehawu president warns that Cosatu faces extinction
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BusinessLive reports that Mzwandile Makwayiba, president of the National Health Education and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), says the dysfunctional state of affiliates will sound a death knell for labour federation Cosatu.
Chamber of Mines asks court to stop Mining Charter for its ‘egregious overreach’
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BusinessLive reports that on Monday, the Chamber of Mines of SA (COM) launched a legal broadside at Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane and his department over the new Mining Charter.
Thirteen prison officials get suspension notices over strippers
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ANA reports that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said on Monday that 13 of its officials had been served with notices of suspension following the leaking of images showing scantily clad women dancing with inmates at the Johannesburg Prison.
Prasa still using manual authorisation of trains despite being ordered not to
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Caxton News Service reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is operating on manual authorisation at various signals in Gauteng, in effect breaching the prohibition directive issued against it by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) on 2 June.
SANDF members’ salaries to be adjusted if recommendation accepted
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TimesLive reports that permanent members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will receive adjustments to their salaries if a recommendation in a notice gazetted by the Department of Defence Force on Friday last week is approved.
Molefe’s convoluted challenge to Eskom dismissal in Labour Court today and Wednesday
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M&G reports that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe will this week argue that the ruling ANC usurped the power of a cabinet minister in having him summarily dismissed from the state-owned power utility.
Security guards march to Tshwane House to demand permanent jobs
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The Citizen reports that hundreds of security guards contracted by the City of Tshwane demanding permanent employment and outstanding wages marched to the newly built Tshwane House on Monday.
Rare show of unity brings together Cosatu and BLSA to combat state capture
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BusinessLive reports that in a rare show of unity, labour federation Cosatu and Business Leadership SA (BLSA) have called for urgent action against state capture and "other elements" threatening economic stability in SA.